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Accessing a variety of affordable strains is exceedingly important when medicating with marijuana. To receive the most benefit from med buds, patients need to know what they’re medicating with. Various strains provide different effects and some may provide better relief than others, but other than strong anecdotal evidence we don’t know much about how certain strains affect various ailments. Contrary to what some people may pitch to medical patients, every cannabis strain affects people differently and you need to experiment in order to determine what kind of pot is best for alleviating your symptoms.

I’m wary of recommending one strain over another because the ultimate benefactor is the breeder and what works for me might not work for you. There’s an honest statement! Medical marijuana center staff can, of course, direct their patients to specific strains based on the reports of patients with similar afflictions. However, I’m not sure if this really extends beyond their own medical marijuana menu. Given the subtle nuances of growing cannabis, patients need to learn to recognize not only the strains that help their condition but also the growers and production methods that produce the cannabis that they prefer. Knowledge is power.

White strains work for my fibromyalgia because they provide pain relief without making me sleepy. I’m not sure if there’s something extra special in these strains or if I get a really pleasant placebo effect. Either way, it doesn’t really matter because ultimately I’m getting the symptom relief that I need.

The goal of medical marijuana patients is symptom relief and we don’t really require anything more than anecdotal evidence for our own personal medical marijuana discoveries. My guide mentions many strains that are effective for pain relief and I hope that it can work for many as a starting point on their journey towards being a ganja guru capable of identifying and enjoying great marijuana.